Connection Methods

The methods defined in the Connection class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
close	Closes a connection to a remote application and then returns
closeAsynch	Closes a connection to a remote application and returns immediately
getMaxMessageSize	Gets the maximum message size that can be sent or received at one time
getNextSessionId	Returns a string of the encrypted version of the Web session identifier
listen	Listens for an external application to connect to JADE and returns when a connection is established
listenAsynch	Listens for an external application to connect to JADE
listenContinuous	Waits for an external application to connect to its port and returns the new connection on a new instance of the Connection class while the original instance is still available for listening on subsequent calls
listenContinuousAsynch	Waits for remote applications to connect to its port and returns immediately
open	Establishes a connection to a remote application and returns when established
openAsynch	Establishes a connection to a remote application and returns immediately
openPipeCallback	Initiates an asynchronous read of the opened pipe
readBinary	Reads binary data from the connection and returns when the data has been read or when a block of data is received
readBinaryAsynch	Reads binary data from the connection and returns immediately
readPipeCallback	Performs Web session evaluation processing
readUntil	Reads data from the connection and returns when the specified delimiter is found in the data stream
readUntilAsynch	Reads data from the connection until the specified delimiter is found in the data stream and returns immediately
sendReply	Sends the formatted HyperText Markup Language (HTML) page to the opened pipe
writeBinary	Writes binary data to the connection and returns when the operation is complete
writeBinaryAsynch	Writes binary data to the connection and returns immediately